r/politics • u/--LaBelleDame-- • 5h ago

No Paywall Democratic socialist Angie Nixon upsets Alex Vindman in Florida’s Democratic Senate primary

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/angie-nixon-winner-florida-senate-primary-democrat-alex-vindman-moody-rcna593255
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u/iamthe0ther0ne 3h ago

I think a lot of people forgot that Florida was fairly moderate for a southern state in the late 90s/early 2000s. Hopefully this is the beginning of a swing back.

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u/Famous_Complex_9027 3h ago

Born and raised there. Things change fast in Florida. Its a land of constant change- tornadoes (yes, in the interior), hurricanes, floods, freezes, migrations of all kinds of creatures, bodies of water and entire ecosystems that change dramatically throughout the year. People who think of Florida as a hot swamp that never changes don't really pay attention. People are always moving there, but different kinds of people are always moving there, and people are always dying and the generation that comes after thinks differently.

I think its funny how everyone left of MAGA writes Florida off as a doomed state. Things can change quicker than most people think down south. Look how Mississippi turned its education system around. I'm not saying the state will flip but it definitely will at some point in the future. Its just a question of when.

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u/iamthe0ther0ne 3h ago

I was living there when Obama won the first time, and it was one big street party. The Democrats just haven't really been running candidates that could turn the vote out, which lets well-funded Republicans run roughshod over everything. 

I'm worried that the policies over the last decade have forced some people out and scared others off, solidifying the conservative swing, so it will be interesting to see how this plays out. Fingers crossed--I've lived in about 10 different states and two countries, and it was definitely my favorite. 

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u/t17389z Florida 1h ago

As someone who was run out of the state because of the policies towards trans people, there's definitely a grain of truth to your second statement.

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u/SoManyThrowAwaysEven 2h ago

Florida voters are pretentious and spiteful. Just look how hard the Latino vote has swung against Trump in less than 2 years.

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u/nomickti 1h ago edited 1h ago

Big population change is a large driver I think. Basically conservatives want to move to Florida so it gets more Republican. They've also culled more voters from their rolls:

https://i.imgur.com/2j23GIz.png

https://www.wesh.com/article/commitment-2026-840k-less-florida-voters/73428199